Overview
- Akash Tiwari, an Indian national, was charged on Mar 17 in Singapore and indicated a not‑guilty plea.
- Prosecutors say he used his body to make contact with the attendant’s buttock area while she served him on a Feb 9 Bangkok–Singapore flight.
- Police reports state he followed her to the galley, cornered her in a confined space and continued pursuing her until she alerted a supervisor.
- Airport Police arrested him upon arrival at Changi Airport, and the court imposed a gag order to protect the victim’s identity.
- He faces charges of outraging modesty and harassment or threatening behaviour, with potential penalties of up to three years’ jail, fines and caning for the first charge and up to six months’ jail or a S$5,000 fine for the second.